ZEE to launch Thai Bollywood film channel

ZEE Network has announced its entry into the Thailand market with the launch of a new channel, ZEE Nung, a Bollywood channel dubbed in Thai, customized and packaged for the local audience. The channel will air super-hit Bollywood blockbuster movies targeting the pay-TV subscriber base in Thailand.

���Thailand is a growing market with close to 30% penetration of pay channels and hence falls in our priority for expansion�۝; Mr. Chandra further added.

The Asia Pacific region is one of the focused and fastest growing regions for ZEEL. It currently has ZEE TV APAC (Hindi channel), ZEE Variasi (Malay channel), ZEE Bioskop (Bahasa Indonesia channel) and Veria Living (English channel) as dedicated feeds, with offices in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Sydney, Guangzhou, Mumbai and now in Bangkok.

Sharing more details on ZEEL’s launch in Thailand, Sushruta Samanta, Business Head ��� Asia Pacific, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL) said, ���We believe that the APAC pay-TV market displays a tremendous potential for growth. After our successful launch in Indonesia, Thailand was our next logical extension. Our research has revealed that Thais have a high positive perception towards Bollywood with growing awareness of this industry due to the large number of Bollywood films being shot in the country. Thais also show affinity for Bollywood dance numbers, with language not proving a barrier to enjoyment. ZEEL boasts of a huge Bollywood library which will boost our efforts to entertain Thai viewers in a consistent and compelling way. We thank CTH for partnering with us and believing in our product. I am sure ZEE Nung will reach new heights and capture the hearts of all Thai movie lovers.�۝

Commenting on the partnership, Khun Chirdsak Kukiattinun, the Chairman of Executive Committee of CTH Public Limited said, ���Currently, CTH has a variety of content for everyone in the family. Our sports content includes Barclays Premier League, golf, major tennis tournaments, car racing and Thai boxing while our entertainment content encompasses famous series, documentaries, cartoons and Hollywood movies. And now CTH is proud to partner with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., the leading media company from India for bringing Bollywood Movies 24*7 through the channel ZEE Nung for the first time in Thailand.�۝

Khun Chirdsak further added, ���This is a great opportunity for ZEE Entertainment in Thailand and CTH sees this as an opportunity to offer a whole new world of experience to the CTH Customer.�۝

Speaking about the channel, Vaishali Kasturia, Country Head-Thailand said, ���We want to reach out to people who want to experience contemporary, imaginative and high-quality entertaining films. ZEE Nung (Nung means movies in Thai) is specially created, designed and packaged to suit the Thai palate. I am confident that ZEE Nung will truly live up to its tagline of Bollywood Nai Thai (Bollywood in Thai) by offering Bollywood blockbusters localized in the Thai language. With the setting up of our local team in Bangkok, we stand committed to making ZEE Nung a big success in this market.�۝

The channel ZEE Nung will be launched in Thailand in partnership with CTH and will be available on Channel 77 in their movie pack.